Withdrawn Request for *New* FirehouseThe Stewartville Vol. Fire Co. voted to change our direction of pursuing a new fire station after an apparatus evaluation was conducted last summer. The evaluation reviewed the apparatus and the community that we provide fire protection for. The evaluation listed an apparatus replacement schedule which required replacement of the 1979 Engine Unit # 98-61 in 2008. In 2010 the evaluation required replacement of the aerial apparatus. The estimated cost of replacing both apparatus is $1.5M. With this in mind the Fire Company agreed that a concession of a new fire station would make more sense provided that the fire company could use the entire existing building with some minimal renovations. This would make available more capital funds for our true needs - the replacement of fire apparatus.
The following is a breakdown of the savings that the fire company feels is a win/win for the Township, the residents and the fire company. The estimates for a new fire station in 2001 – 2002 were between $3.2- $3.8M. This cost escalated in 2005 to $4.6M or more. The following will be the savings if we use the 2001 – 2002 estimated figures.
· Estimate to renovate the existing municipal building into a single use fire station would be approximately $500,000-750,000. · Estimated cost of the replacement of apparatus $1.5M · Total of $2-2.25M, a savings of $1-1.5M.
Changing the use of the present municipal building into a fire station is possibly the smallest cost of renovations for the building (not doing anything to the building).
The estimate to change the existing municipal building to an all office municipal building was $2.3M and up. Building a new road dept building will be far less than a fire station, approximate cost about $750,000.
Build a new municipal building or purchase an existing building and renovate: $3M. Renovate existing municipal building into a fire station and replacement of apparatus $2M and build a new road department garage $1M. The total cost of these three facilities 6.0 million dollars or only $1.4M more than the 2005 cost estimates of the new fire station.
Breakdown
Initial Plan (all costs in Millions of $ based on 2001-02 estimates)
Revised Plan
Apparatus Report Now OnlineAn apparatus evaluation was conducted by Oeters Associates, Fire Apparatus Consulting Services, Inc. in December 2006. This report contains a number of changes that will have a positive effect on the health, safety and efficiency of the Stewartsville VOlunteer Fire Company. It also calls for the replacement of two (2) vehicles in the next couple of years. The report in its entirety can be found here in PDF format. Stewartsville Fire Co Apparatus Report |
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